WABI covers crowds of eclipse viewers at Emera Astronomy Center
WABI (Channel 5) reported on the crowd of eclipse viewers at the University of Maine Emera Astronomy Center to view the eclipse. The 2017 eclipse was the first coast to coast solar eclipse in 99 years, and while Maine wasn’t in the direct path of the moon’s shadow, hundreds gathered at the Emera Astronomy Center to view the partial eclipse, WABI reported. Astronomy Center staff provided eclipse viewing glasses and special telescopes for attendees. David Sturm, UMaine instructional lab and lecture demonstration specialist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy said the event was an excellent opportunity to encourage kids to explore the unknown and ask questions of the universe. “It’s a great way to start the discussion of how does the moon go around the earth, how does the earth go around the sun,” said Sturm. Maine will experience a total solar eclipse in 2024.